New Age MovementReincarnation, auras, and energizing crystals -- surely these are the stuff of fairy tales, nothing more. People don’t really speak to ancient Egyptian holy men, or listen seriously to Shirley MacLaine, for that matter -- do they? Drawing from a range of occult, pagan, and pseudo-scientific traditions, the New Age Movement is broad, diffuse, hard to nail down -- and insidiously dangerous. Its belief in the "divinity of humanity," its emphasis on "self-actualization," and its looking forward to a coming utopian "new world" have tremendous appeal. But does it have the truth? |
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Contents
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II Theology | 33 |
III Witnessing Tips | 79 |
IV Selected Bibliography | 85 |
V Parallel Comparison Chart | 89 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | New Age Movement Zondervan Guide to Cults and Religious Movements |
| Author | Ron Rhodes |
| Contributor | Alan W. Gomes |
| Publisher | Zondervan, 2016 |
| ISBN | 0310535018, 9780310535010 |
| Length | 96 pages |
| Subjects | › › Religion / Christian Education / Children & Youth Religion / Christian Living / Personal Growth Religion / Comparative Religion |
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